In Nigeria Titles are a very prestigious honor. If you are a Mr., Mrs., Ms., etc you might as well be a nobody. In Nigeria if you are a "Chief" you are a very important person in society. In the past the title of Chief and other titles were earned through intelect or controbutions to your tribe, however you can now buy yourself a title.
"You don't operate as an ordinary man anymore. As a matter of fact you are supposed to be in the upper bracket of society and that lifts you from the commoner,"(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6924870.stm) This quote demonstrates why so many Nigerian people find the title of Chief so prestigious. However almost anyone with money can become a Chief, at the cost of 200,000$ one can by themselvs the title of Chief.
"People even add things like Mr Engineer to their name, it's a kind of pomposity"(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6924870.stm). People in Nigeria want to badly to distingwish themselvs from others, so they will add almost any thing to their name to show their importance.
The title of Chief can be bought at a minimum of 200,00$
Titles are important in Nigeria because it shows your importance
To be a traditional Chief is like being a god
The more signifagant the title the more respect gained
Titles like Chief are similar to titles like Dr. or other military titles like General
In Nigeria Titles are a very prestigious honor. If you are a Mr., Mrs., Ms., etc you might as well be a nobody. In Nigeria if you are a "Chief" you are a very important person in society. In the past the title of Chief and other titles were earned through intelect or controbutions to your tribe, however you can now buy yourself a title.
"You don't operate as an ordinary man anymore. As a matter of fact you are supposed to be in the upper bracket of society and that lifts you from the commoner,"(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6924870.stm) This quote demonstrates why so many Nigerian people find the title of Chief so prestigious. However almost anyone with money can become a Chief, at the cost of 200,000$ one can by themselvs the title of Chief.
"People even add things like Mr Engineer to their name, it's a kind of pomposity"(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6924870.stm). People in Nigeria want to badly to distingwish themselvs from others, so they will add almost any thing to their name to show their importance.
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